where in southern india

robing

karnataka or tamil nadu

Hi
I am going to the South of India for 5 weeks from February 5. I want a trip to get a good feel of an area rather than seeing everything So to get to my question Its my first trip to india which state did people enjoy and get the most from in southern india

I lile a bit of history, wildlife,food and watching the world go by. Not bothered by fancy hotels.
Thanks
Robin

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That's easy. Tamil Nadu. But maybe the choice should be Kerala or Tamil Nadu. That's a harder choice - may have to flip a coin... -Greg

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Travelingbhat

there are a few on this forum including myself that would differ.

i personally love Kerala too but if its between Karnataka and TN, I vote for Karnataka.

Hampi, Halebid, Belur, Pattadkal, Aihole, Badami for ancient temples and architecture
Nagarhole, Kabini, BR Hills, Bandipur, Ranganathittu for national parks/bird sanctuary
Gokarna for the beaches
Bangalore is way more hip than chennai for the city life, food and shopping
Mysore for palaces and small town feel
Udipi/Mangalore for coastal food, temple town and gadbad icecream.

Maybe you could do Karnataka and Kerala as Kerala has some amazing beaches, backwaters, and different flavor too.

Nothing against TN mind you.. just my own personal bias and favorites.

phantom

And you also forgot to think abt the weather

Digital Drifter

call me virulently biased but go to TN! :-) I'm from TN but I work out of Karnataka now. The only upside I can think of which might influence *you* if you had read about the travails of India sojourns

i) better buses & connections
ii) a wee bit more traffic sense (from 100% pyscho to umm... 95%?) not that you're going to notice the difference. :-)
iii) they make better dosa, sambar & idli, if you're into that sort of thing.
iv) it's got The Hindu Newspaper(no, it's not a religious paper) head & shoulders above the trashy Times of India. the TOI i'd equate with the Sun tabloid whose byline should be 'whatever,as long as she has big tits'

Nick-H

the Times of India has Page Three Girls ?

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Digital Drifter

Missing them, already? :-) The closest TOI comes to is publish those fashion ramp girls and a couple of film posters. But I daresay, they'd do the full monty, if they knew they could get away with it.

Personally, I think the TOI does /not/ even pretend to have veneer of journalistic ethics but just publishes whatever nonsense it can think of. Let me explain a bit about their operations.

The main pages will have some politics & local sensational stuff, then the local news about corrupt this or that, a sob story, followed by columnists & editorials(some of which are guest written by indian, MNC companies CEOs), then followed by a religous pieces about hedonism, greed,lust etc, followed by sports & then by a supplement with all the pretty pics.

When challenged, like the Sun, they start blowing smoke about women's right to expose themselves & feminist stuff while at the same time railing at the cultural corruption of youth & country.

which just about sums up TOI.

slakhs

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v) it's got The Hindu Newspaper(no, it's not a religious paper) head & shoulders above the trashy Times of India.
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While not at all objecting to the comments on Times of India (someone somewhere called it the Slimes of India which seems apt), I would like to clarify a couple of things

a) Hindu is published from Bangalore too
b) Bangalore's very own paper is Deccan Herald, which maintains a pretty good standard.

Cheers
Slakhs

Digital Drifter

do like the Deccan herald but you won't find me admitting to it! :-)

lonelyaztec

I think, as someone said - u must choose to go to Karnataka...

Someone has mentioned all the places...but, has left a few....so, will categories all and read again...

Hill stations / Coffee - tea Estates - Madikere, Chickmaglur, Kudremukh

Heritage : Hampi, Bijapur, Belur, Halebid, Shravanabelagola, Aihole, Pattadakkal, Badami, Mysore

Wild life National parks : Nagarhole, BR Hills, Anashi national park, Bandipur, Rangannathitu...

Beaches : Mangalore, Malpe, Maravanthe, Karwar

Fishing - Cauvery fishing camp, Bhimeshari

City - Bangalore..

What more.....from Karnataka...u can cover..these places too

in Kerala - Wyanad, Thekkady

in Tamilnadu - Ooty, Mudumalai, Masinagudi

So, Go Karnataka !!! It is a good option

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